The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-20

loa arrived home about that time, and
asked where Mahiehie was; we told
her she had gone with Liwai; while |
we we're sitting in the house we heard
Mahiehie crying; Kahaloa and / went
to the window on mauka side of the
house, and we saw Liwai running from
the water tap; when Liwai was running
from the tap he passed through an
opening of board off in a fence be-
tween two houses, and that was the
last saw of him; Mahiehie came
running from Waikiki side of house to
the steps; as she stepped over board,
set up on edge to keep baby in, / saw
blood trickling down her legs; when
little girl got in house her aunt asked
her what was the matter, but she would
not answer; when asked again, "Who
did this9" she said "Liwai% she cried
all the way round and into the house;
Go not know how long Liwai was away
with the girl.
Cross-examined--I am mad at this
defendant; got mad at him the time
he tried to commit adultery with Ma
wele; have been mad with him some
times, but sometimes would speak to
him; did not see anybody 20 into
house in the rear at the time; this bath
house mentioned here is not fenced in;
could see into it on maikai side, but
not on mauka side; when girl came
into house she was not wet with water
on her back, but all the marks were Of
blood on front Of her dress; door is in
center Of bath house and there is a
loose board beside door; person
bathing inside could be seen from two
directions outside; while Liwai was
outside never lett the house till the
little girl cried; do not know Of any
sharp bones, tree stumps, or anything
of the kind, in place where girl came
from.
Kahaloa wv, sworn: ! live in same
house with Nawele, the first witness;
on afternoon in question / went out to
John Crowder's place; left for home at
o'clock; when l got home found Ka.
waiahu, Kamaka, and Ellen the baby;
enquired about Mahiehie, and they
told me she had gone to the water tap;
went to get clothes for myself, intend
ing to 90 down town; had clothes on
ready to go when heard Mahiehie
crying; ran to window on mauka side
of the house to look; saw Liwai
ahead and little girl right behind, COM
ing from the bath house; there were
only the two of them there; Mahiehie
came along crying to the front; called
her and she came up the steps; asked
her what she was crying for, and she
made no answer; asked her again what
she was crying about and she said
"Liwai% as she came over baby trap ]
saw blood running down her legs
picked her up in my lap and asked her
who made that blood, and she answer
ed Iiwai" did not think Liwai had
damaged her, but that she had hurt
herself; looked at her all over and
found no scratches, but on raising her
dress found the blood was coming from
the pelvis; bathing house is only q
board fence all round with no roof, on
mauka side is closed up with tin; out
side on mauka side is a close boarded
fence, opposite side a picket fence
only things in bath house were that
wash board and large tin vessel; those
in the house could not see who was in
the bath house. Crossexamined-
There is no road at back of house and
we are not used TO going there; Liwai
/ went away through a knocked out
board; the window Kamaka and |
looked through is not glass but an
opening; looked for myself, do not
know about the boy, and saw Liwal
running away, with the little girl com
, ing behind him crying; have never
had any il-feeling against Liwai; all
have brought here is what saw myself
and let the law take its course; hel
father and l took Mahiehie to DR.
Miner the same evening.
The Crown rested and no defense
was offered. Defendant, Kaawa, was
thereupon committed for trial to the
. Supreme Court.
The penalty for the crime witt
which the prisoner is charged, is deatf
or imprisonment for life in the dis
, lcration ~ the Court